u/LetsGoChaseThatTrain

Yay!!! For the first time in quite a while, the YouTube algorithm actually grabbed the BEST frame for the thumbnail of my shorts video!

Let's celebrate by spending a little over two minutes trackside on a very pleasant May night as we watch an ES44AC and an ET44AC roll past us on their way out of town toward the Inland Port at Greer.

Please click the link, enjoy the video, and share it with your friends and family. Thank you for watching!

Because of its notoriously erratic arrival times in this area, Norfolk Southern 242 — the mixed intermodal/manifest train — can be a particularly tricky catch.

But when I learned that on this day it would be led by an ultra-rare NS SD70ICC, paired with a relatively uncommon-for-these-parts Canadian Pacific ES44AC, I was all-in.

Tuesday’s 242 was also a healthy-sized consist, running approximately 75 percent double-stacks and 25 percent manifest.

So join me trackside for a few minutes as we watch this impressive freight roll through.

A quick note: I apologize for the audio quality during the opening seconds. It was an exceptionally windy day, and my microphone definitely let me know. I did apply some sound filtering to improve it, though that created a slightly unusual effect of its own.

Still — this was a fun catch, and one well worth sharing.

Please click the link, enjoy the video, and feel free to share it with friends and family.

Thanks for watching!

This is one episode where Let’s Go Chase That Train really earns its name.

I knew Thursday’s Norfolk Southern 15R had both a UP motor and the NS Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit trailing. Naturally, I wanted to catch it.

I threw my rig into the car and headed trackside, cutting it a little too close. Then, of course, I caught every red light on the way to Laurel Street. By the time I reached Taylor Street, 15R’s power had already cleared the crossing.

A quick change of plans was in order.

I turned left and chased it down to Sumter Street, arriving maybe thirty seconds before it did. I was in a great position, but still fumbling with my backup camera — my phone — when all three units burst through the crossing with horns blasting.

I did manage to get good footage of about 95 percent of the consist, including plenty of benchwork.

Then I decided to chase it down to Andrews Yard, hoping to catch the locomotives. I did get a couple of shots of them — not great shots, but shots nonetheless.

And that’s how I got this story.

Please click the link, enjoy the video, and share it with your friends and family.

Thanks for watching!

Leave it to the YouTube algorithm to choose a tank car over the power for the thumbnail—but here we go again.

Just before noon, while waiting on NS 242, I caught the distant horn of NS 15R bearing down fast. As expected, it was an impressive sight in full stride.

Please click the link, enjoy the video, and share it with your friends and family. Thank you for watching!

You’re cordially invited to spend a small part of your Mother’s Day afternoon with me as we greet NS 50D at the Laurel Street Crossing.

Keep a particularly sharp eye on Norfolk Southern 4358, the lead unit, as it eases in for a gentle stop—the pilot exhibits a noticeably sharp vibration.

The crew had apparently “lawed out,” so a fresh (and very friendly) crew was brought in to take the train the rest of the way to Monetta. Before long, they were underway again.

There’s also some interesting benchwork scattered throughout the consist—and an ACe riding third out.

Please click the link, enjoy the video, and feel free to share it with your friends and family. Thank you for watching!

Here’s NS 191—the train that was drag racing NS 297 back in Episode 6.21. Once 297 cleared the switch at Devine Junction, 191 picked up its road crew—and they were off and rolling. Definitely worth the wait.

This clip features some outstanding night railroading: strong horn action, plenty of tagging and benchwork, and one of the longest cuts of loaded log cars I’ve seen in quite some time.

Kick off your shoes, settle into a comfortable chair, and spend a few relaxing minutes trackside with me as we watch this impressive train begin its long journey into the night.

Please click the link, enjoy the video, and if you like what you see, share it with your friends and family.

Thank you for watching.